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Madame Hovey

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Id:ICR-11364

CountryUnited Kingdom

Year Published/Registered1892

Cultivar Type:For Ornamental

AGM Type

Scientific Name:Camellia japonica 'Madame Hovey'

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Ecstacy (California)  McIlhenny Catalogue, 1941. Synonym for Madame Hovey.

Ecstacy (Hearn)  SCCS, 1946, Camellias, p.15. SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Synonym for Madame Hovey.

Madam Hovey  SCCS., Bulletin Vol.11, No.3, p.2, 1950. SCCS, 1952, Classification of Camellias, p.4. Orthographic variant for Madame Hovey.

Mme (Mrs) Hovey  SCCS., 1946, Camellias, p.15. Abbreviation for Madame Hovey.

Mme Hovey  SCCS., 1947, The Camellia. Its Culture and Nomenclature. Abbreviation for Madame Hovey.

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Description

» English Description

Nicholson, 1892-1893, Dictionary d’Horticulture, p.478 as ‘Hovey (Mme)’: Medium pink, fading lighter in the centre. Large formal double. Vigorous, upright growth. Mid-season flowering. Synonyms: ‘Ecstacy’ (Hearn) ‘Ecstacy’, ‘Ecstacy’(California) ‘Nassisiana’. Orthographic variants: ‘Madam Hovey’, ‘Mme Hovey’, ‘Mrs Hovey’.

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Blooming Season United Kingdom

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